Most Oakland County voters were generous to their school districts Tuesday night.

Troy and Walled Lake districts won requests for bond issues to pay for such projects as repairing roofs, fixing boilers, improving security, putting on additions and updating technology.

We erroneously reported that Farmington schools won the first of its two bond issue proposals but lost the second proposal Tuesday night. However, Farmington schools lost both bond issue proposals. The vote was 8,934 in favor and 9,182 against for Proposal 1. Proposal 2 received 8,367 voters in favor and 8,706 against.

In addition, Novi, Royal Oak, South Lyon and Southfield districts all won millage renewals for school operation and to maintain current levels of state aid funding.

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Seventy-five percent of Troy school district voters approved a $125 million bond issue, with almost 75 percent of the 9,467 voters in favor - 7,020 in favor to 2,447 against.

“We are so pleased, obviously, that the community feels that way about the schools,” said Troy Superintendent Barbara Fowler. “It is really a statement from the community. We had such wonderful support from our parents.

“My hope is to have something going at every building over the summer,” Fowler said.

The bond issue will not increase the tax rate.

In Walled Lake Consolidated School District, voters approved a request for a bond issue to raise $67.5 million with 54.29 percent of the district’s 10,634 voters approving the millage. Of the votes, 5,773 were in favor and 4,861 against.

Walled Lake Superintendent Ken Gutman said "We have a community that supports education and understands the need for security and technology," he said, noting that people approved the increase in an era where the economy is still struggling.

" i am just appreciative of Walled Lake and all nine communities that supported this bond issue.

"We are going to deliver the promise we made to our community and ensure we enhance safety, security, technology and other essential needs that will benefit our children for years to come," Gutman said.

Winning millage renewals were Novi Community School District, two millages by 79 percent; Royal Oak schools, 72 percent; South Lyon, 79 percent; and in Southfield, 72.6 percent approval.

A mill equals $1 per $1,000 in taxable value of a property; one mill levied against a $200,000 house with a taxable value of $100,000 would be $100 a year.